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PAT McCRORY
GOVERNOR
WNC BBQ COOK-OFF
2016
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, 2016 marks the 4th annual Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce's WNC BBQ Festival;
WHEREAS, the "Smokin in the Valley" BBQ Festival is a Kansas City BBQ Society sanctioned event;
WHEREAS, more than 48 professional cooking teams and 56 KCBS certified judges will be in
attendance;and
WHEREAS, the heritage of Haywood County will be highlighted with bluegrass music, clogging and
handmade arts and crafts; and
WHEREAS, "Smokin' in the Valley" is a fun-filled event for the entire family that attracts teams and
attendees from across our state and nation; and
WHEREAS, tourism and barbeque are economic drivers for Maggie Valley;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PAT McCRORY, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim July 22-23, 2016, in recognition of the "WNC BBQ COOK-OFF" in North Carolina, and commend
its observance to all citizens.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of
North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this twenty-ninth day of January in the year of our Lord two thousand
and sixteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
Governor